Garrett Haake

Garrett Haake is NBC News' senior White House correspondent.

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Trump formalizes high tariffs as he tries to reshape the global economy

President Donald Trump on Thursday formalized the array of tariff levels and trade deals he's announced in recent weeks.

Trump says his new high tariffs are going 'very well, very smooth' — but he's open to more deals

Trump touted the expansive new tariffs on imports he imposed Thursday night, telling NBC News in a phone interview that it all was going "very well, very smooth."

Trump revives Presidential Fitness Test

The Presidential Fitness Test is coming back.
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Trump to Revive Presidential Fitness Test

The Presidential Fitness Test is coming back. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Thursday afternoon reinstating the national fitness assessment.

Trump signs NIL overhaul order to curb big money influence in college sports

President Donald Trump signed an executive prohibiting “third party, pay-for-play” payments to college athletes, aimed at curbing “bidding wars” that have roiled college sports in recent years.

RNC chair expected to run for Senate in North Carolina as Lara Trump opts out

Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley intends to run for Senate in North Carolina and would have the White House's full support, a source familiar with the matter told NBC News
9d ago

Republicans plan to use the threat of impeachment as a key midterm issue

Impeachment may be nothing that Donald Trump wants, but it is shaping up to be a galvanizing midterm election issue that preserves his party’s control of Congress, Republican strategists said.

Former Gov. Roy Cooper plans to enter North Carolina Senate race

Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper plans to launch a run for the Senate, according to two sources familiar with his plans, handing Democrats a top candidate in a state that will be central to the fight for the majority.
11d ago

White House faces backlash after booting The Wall Street Journal from Scotland media coverage plans

WASHINGTON — The White House is facing backlash from press groups after booting The Wall Street Journal from a cohort of media outlets set to cover President Donald Trump's upcoming trip to Scotland."This attempt by the White House to punish a media outlet whose coverage it does not like is deeply troubling, and it defies the First Amendment," Weijia Jiang, the president of the White House Correspondents' Association, said in a statement.

Trump frustrated at having to take the heat for Pam Bondi's handling of the Epstein files

Trump has grown weary of defending Attorney General Pam Bondi's handling of the Justice Department's Jeffery Epstein files and wants her to take responsibility for cleaning up the mess, according to four people familiar with White House deliberations.

'Working family tax cuts': Republicans look for new ways to sell the 'big, beautiful bill'

Democrats are poised to contest the Republican talking points about the "big, beautiful bill" at every turn, emphasizing the cuts to Medicaid.